There are 5 ways to get from West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound), car, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly from President Donald J. Trump International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PBI - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
7h 16m$1,848–7,757Bus
- Take the bus from West Palm Beach, FL to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Fieldbus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Reynosa Perifericobus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alternabus 4 / ...
3d 1h$8,505–15,898Drive 4,537.8 km
- Drive from West Palm Beach to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmencar 4,537.8 km
2d 4h$8,722–12,599Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdaletrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane FLL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
7h 6m$5,921–13,051Bus via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from West Palm Beach Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Central de Autobuses de Linaresbus
- Take the bus from Central de Autobuses de Linares to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
3d 4h$8,421–13,296
President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which costs $1800 - $8000 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 6m and costs $5500 - $14000.
No, there is no direct bus from West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from West Palm Beach, FL and arriving at Playa del Carmen Alterna via Old St Augustine at Intramural Field, Tallahassee, Houston Bus Station, Reynosa and Villahermosa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between West Palm Beach and Playa del Carmen is 997 km. The road distance is 4537.8 km.
The best way to get from West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs $8500 - $16000.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by RedCoach, depart from West Palm Beach, FL station.
West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by RedCoach, arrive at Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field station.
Playa del Carmen is 1h behind West Palm Beach. It is currently 7:32 PM in West Palm Beach and 6:32 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Yes, the driving distance between West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen is 4538 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from West Palm Beach to Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between West Palm Beach, FL, USA and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
You can take a bus from West Palm Beach, FL to Playa del Carmen Alterna via Old St Augustine at Intramural Field, Tallahassee, Houston Bus Station, Reynosa Periferico, Reynosa, and Villahermosa in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from President Donald J. Trump International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from President Donald J. Trump International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–10,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from President Donald J. Trump International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from President Donald J. Trump International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–19,000
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Book at
- Brightline
- Smart
- $340–550
- Premium
- $750–950
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from West Palm Beach, FL to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Field
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,500
- Website
- RedCoach
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,600
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Reynosa Periferico
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–3,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from West Palm Beach Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,600
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–2,900
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Central de Autobuses de Linares
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 56 2558 5392
- [email protected]
- Website
- smilebus.com.mx
Bus from Central de Autobuses de Linares to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,100
- Schedules at
- smilebus.com.mx
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